station 6

A very good coach once told me to " start where you wants to finish off"
that means to start your station where you want the bird to break and then come back to the house and call fir the bird.
the prime example us the member who said changing his initial hold point made all the difference!
when I set up on a station I make sure my stance is such that my gun naturally points where I want the first bird to break then come back to the house and call for the bird.
i also don't take s lot of practise swings , I set it up and bring the gun back only once.
Cat
 
I treat each station the same, in that I walk onto the station, place ammunition in my gun, face the peg and set my foot position, close the gun ,shoulder the gun, and call for the target. I never take practice swings, and I never adjust my feet between shots on the station. We shoot very casually at our club, and many people don't understand how I can be in the middle of a conversation, walk up to the station, shoot the targets, and be right back into the conversation, as soon as I walk off of the station. People often comment as to how relaxed I appear when I am shooting, and how I don't seem to be effected if the wind is blowing the targets around, I just position myself as usual for the station, and shoot the targets as they are presented, without getting frustrated that the targets aren't where they are supposed to be. New shooters tend to overthink things, which usually makes things worse. The people that take multiple practice swings at every station, are usually overthinking things. There is a physical aspect to skeet, but the mental aspect is every bit as important, and the more relaxed that I am, the better I shoot.
 
I think the way WE shoot bothers more people than the way they shoot themselves!!
too many shooters worry about exactly what you said, how come the birds are off line, the wind us gusting, that guy is shooting a sub gauge gun and beating me, what the heck! That guy is shooting all doubles ,etc.,etc instead of simply going up to the station and concentrating on the bird out of the house!:p
never mind the distractions when some idjit shows up and shoots low gun doubles with black powder loads!!:rolleyes:
Cat
 
catnthehatt said:
I think the way WE shoot bothers more people than the way they shoot themselves!!
too many shooters worry about exactly what you said, how come the birds are off line, the wind us gusting, that guy is shooting a sub gauge gun and beating me, what the heck! That guy is shooting all doubles ,etc.,etc instead of simply going up to the station and concentrating on the bird out of the house!:p
never mind the distractions when some idjit shows up and shoots low gun doubles with black powder loads!!:rolleyes:
Cat
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The club that I shoot at now is for the most part, just as casual as the club that I shot at with you, but you re correct , some people worry way too much about other people. There are a couple of people that seem bothered when I shoot a clean round of doubles with the 28 gauge or 20 gauge, or when my 410 scores are higher than their 12 gauge scores. There is also a new shooter that gets so worked up when he misses, that he totally falls apart. But overall, most people are very social, and helpful to new shooters. The only difference, is that I went from being one of the old farts at the previous club, to being middle aged at the new club.:)
 
Stub and Cat you hit the nail on the head. The last thing I ever do is worry about wind , other shooters etc.. Fundamentals and repetition break targets, plain and simple. I do the same as you guys in a combined way. I step up on the station. Foot and body position is my first priority. Once in position I load my gun, take a second to focus, close my gun. Mount and hold my gun out at the spot I want to break the target. Come back in a nice fluid movement to my hold point. Set my focus where I need to be to see the target and call for the target. Establish my lead and pull the trigger. If I did everything right I should be rewarded with an "X" on my score sheet!!
 
the spank said:
Stub and Cat you hit the nail on the head. The last thing I ever do is worry about wind , other shooters etc.. Fundamentals and repetition break targets, plain and simple. I do the same as you guys in a combined way. I step up on the station. Foot and body position is my first priority. Once in position I load my gun, take a second to focus, close my gun. Mount and hold my gun out at the spot I want to break the target. Come back in a nice fluid movement to my hold point. Set my focus where I need to be to see the target and call for the target. Establish my lead and pull the trigger. If I did everything right I should be rewarded with an "X" on my score sheet!!
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I don't even bother raising the gun to where I intend to break the target. I just raise it to where I intend to start my swing. According to a couple of people, I should take more time, and concentrate more on my shooting form, I shouldn't change guns so often, and I should shoot more regulation skeet rather than shooting doubles as much as I do . Some people don't understand that like Cat, I like to make things more challenging, even if it keeps me form shooting the best possible scores. I inform them that I don't shoot skeet to compete anymore, I shoot for fun and to keep my shooting skills sharp for hunting season. Just because I choose to shoot more doubles, or shoot the sub gauges , doesn't mean that they have to, and if they are really concentrating on their form, it shouldn't bother them what I shoot, or how I shoot. I shoot skeet twice per week at one club, trap once per week at another club, and sporting clays once per week at another club, and I don't care if shooting all three effects my scores at any one of them. We have a couple of skeet shooters in their 70s, that no longer have the eyesight or coordination that they used to have, and as a result, they can't shoot at the same level that they used to shoot at, but they still enjoy shooting. I hope to still be shooting skeet in my 70s, and I still won't care if my form is perfect, or if my scores aren't what they used to be, as long as I am able to shoot.
 
Variation of that for me....

My Club has an International Skeet ( I.S.S.F.) layout ... gun down, lots of doubles (International sequence) electronic variable delay and 68 meter targets.
 
mveniot said:
i am relatively new to the sport. a couple of days ago, i could not hit anything at station 6. i normally don't have any problem. i also came home with a sore shoulder which has never happened. i shoot left handed. the other shooters were telling me that i kept stopping my swing when i shot. i am beginning to think that i had my feet positioned incorrectly on the pad. thoughts?
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Check your hold points, i usually point my gun at a spot where I start seeing target as a target but not a blurry orange thing. If you are in doubt, work your way in from the centre stake towards the house.

In stations 2 and 5, i don't look at the house, but at the same spot as I point the gun.

For foot position, i suggest new shooters to aim at the spot they are supposed to break the target and get into most comfortable natural position; then turn towards the hold point. Everyone has a different body, one size doesn't fit all on this.

Theoretically best spot to shoot a single or first target of a double is a meter or so before the centre. Always practice towards that.

Follow through is a very important habit, best gained by chasing the biggest piece off a broken target and/or counting number of pieces broken. This applies to singles and doubles...

Sustained lead was mentioned. If one has a lot of time to practice, it works great. Otherwise, swing through gives faster results in my experience

I shoot international skeet, though same principles apply.

Good luck.
 
Exactly how I tackle station 2, one of the members of my club suggested moving to my look point to my hold point on station #2. The logic, as he explained it, is that it tricks the mind to see the target speed as it is not faster like it would if you're look point was closer to the house. I shoot most of my targets using the swing-through method in reality, I am a subcriber to Robert Churchill's school of thought, complete focus on the target.
 
Station 6 is pretty much the reverse of station 2. So if you shoot station 2 well, there is no reason why you can't shoot station 6.
Without looking at you, there is no way anybody here can guide you in one or another direction with any meaning.
Take lessons from a licensed skeet instructor at your club or neighboring club -- that's the way to go.

mveniot said:
i am relatively new to the sport. a couple of days ago, i could not hit anything at station 6. i normally don't have any problem. i also came home with a sore shoulder which has never happened. i shoot left handed. the other shooters were telling me that i kept stopping my swing when i shot. i am beginning to think that i had my feet positioned incorrectly on the pad. thoughts?
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